Short of taking on a stint on Hell’s Kitchen, a guaranteed way to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure yelled at is to face down a drill sergeant in training – where yelling, screaming, and belittlement often seems to be the path to obedience and regiment. The story of cinema is rubbish’trash ed with wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile boot camps, from the dehumanisation of Full Metal Jacket, to the satirical jingoism of Starship Troopers, to the futuristic fight training in Edge Of Tomorrow. Now, The Inspection comes with its own spin on the bruising military drama, starring Jeremy Pope as Ellis French – a Marine who enters the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ces after being rejected by his mother in/with regard to’concerning’regarding being gay. Suffice to say, his time in the gruelling environment of military training doesn’t bring easy comin/with regard to’concerning’regarding t. Watch an exclusive clip here:###In the don’t-cross-him drill sergeant role here is Bokeem Woodbine, whose Leland Laws pushes French to the brink as the training continues. The Inspection is written and directed by Elegance Bratton in his narrative feature debut – drawing from his own undergo s of being kicked out of the house in his teens due to his sexuality, and his time joining the Marines. Here’s the official synopsis: “A young, gay Black man (Jeremy Pope), rejected by his mother and with few options in/with regard to’concerning’regarding his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the gruelling routines of fundamental training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and maintain’sustain in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ever transform’alter his life.”###The film was released by A24 in the US, and now it’s acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting a UK release from Signature Entertainment – hitting cinemas here on 17 February. Bring a bag of squashed flies to snack on at your own discretion.